Hiketaon the Polemarch

Hiketaon the Polemarch (died 431 BC) was a Spartan polemarch during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography
Hiketaon the Polemarch was one of the commanders of the Spartan army sent to besiege the Delian League capital of Athens at the start of the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC, and he was based out of the Acharnai Military Camp. One night, the mercenary Kassandra - hired by the Athenian general Cleon - entered the camp and ambushed Hiketaon, running him through the chest with a spear and killing him. His death was a blow to the Spartan war effort.